![Victorian Scottish Agate Bracelet Designed with a Greek Key Pattern of Multicolored Agate Inlay. Victorian Scottish Agate Bracelet Designed with a Greek Key Pattern of Multicolored Agate Inlay.](https://www.langantiques.com/university/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Greek_Key_Bracelet-q88jzchoqrs6rc0gjdqvo6stuwhng3j1l6bth0iaa0.jpg)
Greek keys are geometric meanders that were used in ancient Greece as border decoration. When designed in a repetitive pattern it is also referred to as “running dog”. The use of this motif was revived in about 1800 during the Greek revival (or “Hellenism“).